The biomedical approach is not "alternative medicine"; it's a science-based, molecular-biological approach to treatment. Everyone agrees that psychotropic drugs do not treat the problem - they simply reduce or eliminate some of the symptoms. Our aim, in contrast, is to address the underlying health problems.
The guiding principle is simple: remove what is causing harm, and add what is missing. Affected children often have an exaggerated response to toxins, foods and airborne allergens. It is well documented that they often lack varius nutrients, enzymes, anti-oxidants and essential fatty acids and they require methylation support.
Less commonly these health problems also occur in the non-autistic population; the medical approach that are typically used are the same.
" Whatever the root cause, autism affects a fundamental and critical part of metabolism. Calling it a developmental disorder is like calling a brain tumor a headache. Autism is merely one symptom of an underlying disease process that affects the immunological system, the gastrointestinal system, and the toxicological system, as well as the neurological system."
Dr. Bryan Jepson,Changing the course of Autism; A Scientific Approach for Parents and Physicians
